Bracket.



L. W. OLMSTEAD & G. W. MBSSIMER.

BRACKET.

- APPLICATION FILED DEC. 2. 1910 1,026,221 I Patented May 14, 1912.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEVI W. OLMSTEAD AND CHARLES W. MESSIMER, 0F JERSEY SHORE, PENNSYLVANIA.

BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 14, 1912.

Application filed December 2, 1910. Serial No. 595,260.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LEVI WV. OLMSTEAD and CHARLES WV. Mnssnrnn,citizens of the United States, residing at Jersey Shore, in the countyof Lycoming, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulBracket, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to shade brackets.

The object of the invention is to provide an article of this character,that shall be simple of construction and thus easy to manufacture, thatmay readily be put up without employing tools for the purpose, that willbe positive in retaining a curtain roller in place against accidental.disconnection, and that shall be capable of being used in connectionwith either of the curtain spindles, or in other words, that shall beinterchangeable.

lVith the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the natureof the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novelconstruction and arrangement of part-s of a shade bracket, as will behereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, and inwhich like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts: Figure1 is a view in perspective, displaying a portion of a window frame withan outside bracket positioned thereon. Fig. 2 is aside elevation of theform of bracket in Fig. 1.

In constructing the bracket shown in Figs. 1 and 2, a length of Wire ofany suitable gage is bent intermediate of its ends to form a crotch 1having a constricted throat 2, the bend 3 of the crotch constituting thepintle rest. One terminal of the wire is bent substantially at rightangles to the crotch to present a shank 4; the end of which is point- Ied and threaded at 10 in any preferred manner. In order to limit thedistance which the screw will enter the window casing a collar or stop 5is provided, and while this will generally be preferred, it is to beunderstood that it may be omitted Without departing from the spirit ofthe invention. The other end of the wire is bent around but spaced fromthe crotch into a curved lever 6 the end of which is rebent to provide afinger hold 7. In order to facilitate the spreading of the crotch whenthe curtain is to be assembled with the bracket, one wall of the crotchis weakened at 8 as by being filed away, so that the opening of thecrotch may be readily accomplished.

When the bracket is positioned, as shown in Fig. 1, it is designed thatthe bend 9 of the lever shall lie close to but not contact with theframe, so that any tendency of the latter to become marred by contactwith the lever will be prevented. However, when the curtain is drawnupon, the bracket as a whole will yield, and the bend 9 of the leverwill then contact with the window frame and will constitute a bracewhich will remove strain from the screw point 10.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that while theimprovements herein set forth are simple in character, they will bethoroughly efficient for the purposes described, and will combine in theproduction of a durable and highly effective form of bracket.

e claim A shade bracket constructed from a length of wire bentintermediate of its ends to form a crotch having a weakened wall and acon stricted throat, one terminal of the wire being bent substantiallyat right angles to the crotch to provide a shank having a threaded end,the other terminal of the wire being bent around but spaced from thecrotch to provide a lever for spreading the crotch and adapted to bendagainst the supporting wall upon the shade being inserted into thecrotch to form a brace, as before set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have hereuntoaffixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

LEVI W. OLMSTEAD. CHAS. W. MESSIMER.

Witnesses:

J. D. AmYs'r, M. L. STAVER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). C.

